Reversing shipping mechanism for looms



March 16,1926, 1,576,724 E. J. DACEY E1' AL REVERSING SHIPPING MECHANISM FOR LOOMS Fi-led Sept. 29. 1925 Ime/zioni 1a/Ward Jacgy `Patented Mar. 161, 19276.

ium'ria-D STATES PATENT v EDWARDJ. miem; AND Angmer- A-.vofonnon or WQRJGESTER, MASSAGHUSETTS,

- -sreNoRs mo cnoMmoN-AND'KKNOWLES Loom :Wonne7 .or Wonensmnn; MAssAelnirsnTTs,A.ooRPonArroN'oF MASSACHUSETTS.

:emmer-NG SHIPPING MEeHANIsMfL-Fonmoomfs. y nf i To all 'Loi/Mm 15. may emmer/n:

"United States, both `residing `at Wereeeeer, 571th' the' :County of Worcester end State i of Massachusetts hw@ .invented 2L new,V and useful Reyersingi Shipping `N IeehamSm for 1 LO-oms, of which the following-Mis a specifi;

. cetoltf This invention. relates e to driving` nieehef `iimproved reversingvmezins therefor.

y 1n kcertain @lessee of looms,` Such as those 'fior Weavingk Axmnster `and Wilton lozu'- 15 lietsytfis occasionallydesirable;to, reverse Qthef direction` of the loom so that a. misf Pick, for i Othf defect may he, @effected- MIt is' desirable, however, toperrnlt the loom torun in ereverseldireotiononly so long if! fais" the" Weaver is in' attendance@ 1- -Actcordinbf pigngo provide, the 'shipper `mechorlsm with fdeYQeSiWhCh Prevent the Shipper hmdle QAITQIH being held meehenloilly in running i, 25.] poeitioi1fwliile-the loomos meme in ,erfea fvereodreetion.` n The usuelV shipping, mechanism? et `the types of looms" referred to emlorieesf a bracket extending laterally from the loom- 3 Side and having e longitudinal :Slotiherein provided Witheetar ein 17 vvklih@slows` iria' y slot lrfefmedkin vthe AShimmer :handle l2- 'lho roer end. olf ,the sheftl llesseoured,

` .Contact with a sliding ehrtch member 20 y tithe Outer endof which iS letofal e notoh Some ,portion of 1 thegfshipper y bemolle or- Aclinatrly ,oeolgllpies the notch While the 4loom y ie, running in no1E@livrer-.d or normal `,chiraciytion andiis held inY thefnotoh .SQ es not@ e eds,` the igivention resides the oomnielitgv of our invention,

Y ffbnatioll and arrangement o per@here-f` imiter ydieser-theel end` set forth 11i; the

y I p 'ing the' hifQl's and e msm 91. mms and 'more particularly t0 an A vetor'ij ,applied thereto,` e

Fig. 2 'al ert'` fall Z-fof Fig. l, i A Y ,l

y Fig, is' em. enlarged,` her-ieolitali-useetin taken on line 3 7-43 of Eig; lfshowgithe ,parte inf-normal iunnggposiieiiff Fig. 4 is e View Simirirte. `Fi showing the parts in.

a y fgw is la perspectivedetnl'yw ofthe reversinglever;V i

seen that "ye hay'e provided a looxnolc'le` l0 from-the night heill ond of which .extends an end freine` 1l', which," in Xinifater looms, *servesA to y support the needlefinotion nml in Wilton looms supportsfethei,

y y o5 Referrngfto the drawings, it will:` be;`

Wieremotion. shipper lever. 12 .is pvoted at 1 3 to Sonie xegflmpart'of theetriietnre y, and ie formedvwth a hand: hold ,15k by ineens i Vof which AtheSguhefmay be menipulletedby the Weaver. `.A erase shaftl 1s soiteihlyw jour-nailed in theend frilrle 'll .and has ASB-1 euredA vto@theforyizarct end `thereof en arno Q16 keyed .totherbottoln `shaft 2l -ofQthe loom.

lSeid lolutch member 2). movableto eo'- operate lwith a second clutch `member 22 fastened i .to gezrr- 23 Whioh isloosely mounted 0n bottom shaft 2l.` Pinion 24 mesheswith the geel? 2eryld sdrifven by motor ,25 to .Liri-ve thesheft 21 when `the clutch. members ,are interengeged. The matter ,thus .far described yifsogf `coxnrrion AConstP111f :tol myd forms no. part of our Ypresentv iiwentielll Ill-@afm goet our' improvements we 1m0- Vide e ASwitch box 3.0 Seeured in yeey-oon- Venient Inennegto the-end: 4freinue 1l Mld Provided with 2m erml .31 by means .of which :e Swith located; hefein may Ehe thrown to reyersewthe direetionei currentl leeding to ath-Q motor 2? @through theonduetor 32K-M Asi f @my @Wel-uom form. of remersiing switch may bel employed We .donot -tdeem't mees- ;.Se y to `shew:eine eme @teilt it being .cient `forfou1 present e pompes@ `te ,estate tion shown in Fig. 1 the motor drives the loomin Vaf forward direction and When i'novedV to the dotted line position the motor Will be reversed. A bracket 33 is secured vto the loomside and has formed therein a slot 34, ,theouter Aend of which isl providedV With a notch 35 proportioned to receive the shipper handle 12 when the latter is in driving position. Said-bracketis provided with an upstanding boss 36 in Which 1s secured a stud 37 forming al pivot for `a reversing lever 38. Said lever Vis provided "at one end thereof With a weightedl handle fwith theforward Wall of slot 34."

'Undef normal lrunning-conditionsy the vv'hich the reversing lever 38 Will be thrown from the position shown in Fig. 3 to theY Vpsition shownvin Figs. 1 and 4. VBy referto" Fig. 4 it Will be seen that the lugv `lever to throw the switchpto reverse posi-V tionl f Y parts are 'in the pcsitionshovvn in Fig. 3 Withthe shipper handle 12 held in the notch 35 so that the loom continues torun Wit-hout attention' on the part of the Weaver. Vl/Vhen, foranyreason, it is desired to reverse the direction inA Which the motor 25 rotates, the l shipper handle will be thrown from the -full line position tothe dotted line position shown in Fig. 3 to stopthe loom, after 43 covers the notch 35 so thatthe shipper handle 12 is not permitted to1 enter'said *notch and must beheld inthe driving positionfby thevveaver. p -possiblefor the Weaver toleave the motor; Vp v "versed v Y :i 4.In controlling' mechanism` for looms,

In this Way'Y it is" imrimning4 ini reverse direction Without M continued-attention. rllhe lug 43- is so propor- "tioned that ifan attempt Were made to' throw'the lever 38 While the shipper-lever joccupied'the notch said lever would stop the-lng and prevent suiiicient motion Vof the It is to be understood that shipper lever position shown in Fig. 2-When the loom is to be stopped. A4 spring 44 serves to move the shipper lever fromlthe dotted. to thev fullV line position shown in Fig. 1 when the said Y lever is removed from notch 35.

From the Vforegoing it will be seen that'we'* Vhave-'provided a very simple means for re-4 i quiringI constant attentionon the partffof the Weaver vvhenv the loom lis being `run in' fthe' reversedirection, and that itis impossible `for the Weaver to abandon cntrolf of the shipping mechanism without automati' cally stopping the loom. fAlso, the shipper lever when in-notch 35-Will.preventsiifiicientA Said re- --to the notch.

shipper lever,

f Having thus/described ourinvention it Will be V.apparent thatchanges andinodifications may be made therein by those skilled .in ,the Vartfwithout departing from the spirit and ,scope Aof the invention, and We"do"'not*wish to belimited to the details herein disclosed but what We claim is:

1. In loom controlling mechanism, 'driving mechanism, a shipper lever to connect the loom With the driving mechanism in normal running position whenv the mechanisrn` is driving the loom 'in forvvarddirection, and means to reverse the 'driving mechanism and also jprevent said shipper Vhandle from moving Vto ynormal driving position.

ing mechanism 'for' theloom, reversing means for Vthe drlvingfmechanism, aj shipper lever normally held iny driving position,

2.111 loom controlling'mechanism, drivand a controller forthe. reversing means to engage `the' shipper handle to preventl .the same from 'moving to normal driving position when the loom is runningA reversed.v

'Y 3. Inloom controlling vmechanism,driv-V ing mechanism. for y the 1; loom, reversing means' for thev driving mechanism, ashi'pper lever held in'lnormal" rii'nningposition when the loom ,is being'dri'v'enwforwardly,

n Y, reversing inecha-` Y -nism-including means topre'vent the ship-` per lleverfrom moving tonormal running position when the driving mechanism is re- Vvand a controller; fory the f notch opening into the slot to hold `the shipper handle Whenrthelo'oin isV in riormal runningposition, and control# devices @for the reversing means yincluding a mem- -berV -movable into operative relationship With respect to the-shipper handle When thel driving mechanism is reversedtorprevent said shipper handle from moving in- `5.111 driving mechanism for looms, a

into guide the shipperf'lever and a n'otch f formed therein 'communicating vvith the slot and adapted to receive theA shipper lever When the loom is Vin normalriinning position, and means mounted on the bracket andmovabl'e to overliethe notch to prevent the" shipper lever from entering said notchfvvhen--so Vdesired by' theA operator;

a bracket having a slot there- Y 6. In control mechanism for looms, driving mechanismV for the loom, reversing means for the driving mechanism, ashipper lever for the driving mechanism,a bracket is being driven in` normal forward direction, and a control lever pivoted toA the bracket and operatively connectedf to. the

reversing means, said control lever having a portion to cover the notch and prevent the shipper handle from enteringthe same When the driving mechanism is reversed.

7 In control means for loom driving Vmechanism, reversing means for the driving mechanism, a shipper lever to connect the loom With the driving mechanism, a

bracket havingV a'slot therein to guide the shipper lever anda notch communicating with the slot to receive the shipper lever when the loom is running in a normal for- Y Y Ward direction, a control lever pivoted to the bracket and operatively connected to the reverse means, and a lug formed on said control lever and movable when the said means is movedto the reverse positiony to overlie the notch and prevent the ship` Y per handle from entering the same.

8. A control lever for the reversing mechanism of a loom having a bracket provided With a slot to receive the shipper lever and a notch to hold said lever in normal running position, `said control lever having a portion to lie over Vthe notch when the loom'i's reversed'and hold the shipper handle-out of said notch. Y

' 9. In a control mechanism for looms, driving mechanism, reversing means for the mechanism, a shipper lever for the driving mechanism,a bracket having a guide slot for the lever and a notch to receive said lever when the loom is running normally, a control lever for the reversing means, and a lug on said control lever .positioned to engage the shipper lever when the latter is in the said notch and prevent movement of the control lever to reverse the loom.

In'testimony whereof We have hereunto 'affixed our signatures.

y EDWARD J. DAGEY.

ALBERT A. GORDON. 

